Anabelcia kala ( Prout, 1924 ) Behounek & V.S.Kononenko, 2012

Behounek, G. & V. S. Kononenko, 2012, A revision of the “ Belciana ” kala Prout, 1924 species group with description of a new genus and two new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Pantheinae) from East Asia. Revision of Pantheinae, contribution VI, Zootaxa 3590, pp. 1-15 : 3-4

Anabelcia kala ( Prout, 1924) , comb. n.

( Figs 2–5, 18, 22, 23, 30)

Belciana kala Prout, 1924 , Bulletin of the Hill Museum, Witley, 1: 442. Syntypes: male, female: Sumatra, Barisan Range, Mt. Korintji, BMNH, London .

References: Holloway 1976: 32 ( Belciana ); 2009: 21, Pl. 1, male genit. 25, female genit. 26 ( Belciana ); Kobes 1992: 85, Pl. 4, fig. 16 male genit. ( Belciana ); Poole 1989: 160 ( Belciana ); Kononenko & Pinratana 2005: 134, Pl. 39: 8 ( Belciana ); Holloway 2009: 21, Pl. 1:7, figs 25, 26 ( Belciana ).

Material examined. 1 male, N Vietnam, Tam Dao (secondary forest), 60 km NW Hanoi, 23˚34’N 105˚20’E, 1–5.v.1993 (leg. Sinjaev & Simonov. Museum Witt / genit. prep. 7348GB (GBG/ZSM) ; 1 male Malaysia (Pahang) Cameron Highlands, Tahan Rata , 1800 m, 14/ 26.ii.1982 (leg. Provera) ( AZR) ; 6 males, 5 females Indonesia : 1 male, E Java, Slopes of Mt. Agropuro Montane rainforest 1000–1200 m, iv–vii.1994 (leg. Jan Pasternak)/ genit. prep. 12071GB ( WSO) ; 1 male, E Java, Sukanegara Cianjur Mt. Sumbul, 1300 m, 24, 29, 30.ix.2003 (leg. Schnitzer) genit prep. 12075GB ( WSO) ; 1 male, O Java, Ciangur Selatan, Mt. Cimaskara , 750 m, 1.x.2003 (leg. Schnitzer) genit prep. 12070GB ( WSO) ; 1 male, 3 males, N Sumatra H.W. II 28 km s. P. Saintar, near Tigadulok 1050 m 02˚45’52’’N 099˚58’ 20’’E, 10.ii.2002 (leg. K. Larsen & M. Fibiger / genit. prep. 12018GB ( ZMUC) ; 1 male, Sumatra, Prapat HW 3, 1050 m, 30.iii.1987 (leg. Dr. Kobes)/ genit prep. N 4179GB ( ZSM) ; 1 male, same locality, 4.xii.1983 (leg. Dr. Diehl)/ genit. prep. N 4178GB ( ZSM) , 1 female, same locality and collector, 1050 m, 8.iii.1985 / genit prep. N 4196GB ( ZSM) ; 1 male, Sumatra, Dairi E, 1500 m, 7.iii.1981 (leg. Dr. Diehl)/ genit. prep. N 4197 ( ZSM) ; 1 female, Sumatra, Simarjunjung , 1700 m, 6.xii.2000, (leg. U. Buchsbaum, ( ZSM) ; 2 males, Philippines, Palawan, Mt. Mantalindajan , 600–800 m (local collector), ex coll. Schaarschmidt / genit. prep. 12063 GB, 12064 GB ( ZFMK) ; 2 males, Thailand, Chiang Mai, Doi Suthep ; 30.iii.2003 ; 2 males, Thailand, Kanchanaburi, Sri Sawad , 12.x.1998 ; 1 female, Thailand, Chiang Mai, Doi Suthep , 7.x.1985 ; 1 female, Thailand, Chiang Mai, Doi Inthanon , 20.viii.2004 ( APB) .

Diagnosis. Adult ( Figs 2–5, 18). Wingspan 43–50 mm. The species can be recognized by its deep bright yellow hindwing with dark-brown wide terminal band. Head and thorax green, tegulae and patagia slightly bordered with blackish scales; abdomen yellowish-grey with black crest. Wing pattern formed by dark brown patches in costal part of subbasal subterminal and terminal areas and by distinct tornal streak or brown patch in tornal angle not joined with subterminal dark patch. The pattern in medial area formed by black, thin dentate lines; orbicular as black spot with white nuclei, reniform as black spot with three white nucleuses. In the male genitalia ( Figs 22, 23) it differs from its congeners by shape of juxta having sclerotised marginal bar, by presence of broad rounded clasper; and by thin and rather long, apically curved saccular extension. Aedeagus almost straight, slender, carina has large sclerotised triangular extension; vesica projecting ventrally, scobinate, bearing dorsal diverticulum armed with 10–12 spine-like cornuti and lateral diverticulum without cornuti. The female genitalia ( Fig. 30) differ from the related taxa by the shallow, cup-like antrum and the short sclerotised and wrinkled ductus bursae; corpus bursae elongate, without sclerotised patches.

Distribution (Map 35). North Vietnam, North Thailand, Malaysia (Malayan peninsula and Borneo), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Borneo), Philippines (Palawan). A. kala possibly occurs sympatrically with the next species in North Vietnam and North Thailand.